Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Laos, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 0.8 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Laos, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $7,800 as of 2020.
be 92.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Laos, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Laos, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Laos, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Laos, 185.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% more likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Laos, it is 84.7% as of 2015.
be 24.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Laos, on the other hand, 37.8 children do as of 2022.
have 48.9% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 70.0% more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Laos, about 34.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Laos, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Uganda Revenue Authority.
Laos: At a glance
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